Which Scale Is Appropriate for the Sustainable Management of Paddy Field?—A Case Study of Jiaxing, China

This article aims to explore the appropriate scale for cultivation of paddy field and its influencing factors in Jiaxing. The stochastic frontier production function binary logit method were used calculate scale. results showed: (1) management Jiaxing is 10–30 ha. (2) farmers’ willingness cultivate on a large was positively correlated with land quality, their number years engaged agriculture. (3) It negatively difficulty obtaining loan age farmers. research proposed that government should continue support field, promote agricultural modernisation. At same time, also attach importance promoting role science technology agriculture by actively training new generations professional farmers, transfer, implementing subsidy policy larger-scale create good environment farmers work an